Grizzly Creek Fire August 17, 2020 Update Grizzly Creek Fire Inciweb Great Basin IMT Yesterday’s Activity: Yesterday, more favorable weather allowed firefighters to Fire Situation: continue with water and retardant drops. Construction of indirect and direct fire Grizzly Creek Fire – 25,000 acres, estimated lines and additional structure protection were priorities. There was active fire in the upper No Name Creek drainage and resources focused on preventing spot Start Date: Aug. 10 fires from crossing the creek. The fire advanced in the Coffee Pot Road area, into Location: Glenwood Canyon flatter terrain, which help slow down the fire. Firefighters were able to directly engage the fire using air support providing retardant drops. Structure protection Containment: 0% was ongoing in Bair Ranch and No Name, with no loss of structures. Resources: Heavy smoke in the late afternoon was due primarily to the fire continuing to Hand Crews: 12 burn thick fuels in canyons and gullies along the north side of the fire. Helicopters: 17 Engines: 44 Today’s Activity: Weather for the next two days is a concern, with the potential Water Tenders: 10 for dry thunderstorms. Hot and dry conditions with winds out of the north east Dozers 5 Feller bunchers and other logging are expected to continue. Firefighters will bolster their efforts using heavy equipment equipment in every division to construct fire line. Structure protection will Total Personnel: 647 continue in No Name and Bair Ranch, with additional efforts in High Aspen, Spring Valley and areas to the south as needed. Crews on the east side of the InciWeb: fire will work to complete indirect fire line construction from I-70 to the Coffee https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6942/ Pot Road. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrizzlyCreekF Crews will engage the fire where they safely can. Direct attack of the fire ireCO continues to be difficult, due to the rugged and steep terrain. Twitter: @fire_grizzly For Photos - Flickr: USFSRockyMtns/albums Daily operations video updates will be posted on the Grizzly Creek Fire facebook Fire Information Line: page. Maps and other information will also be posted on inciweb at (970) 930-1850 https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6942/. Media Line: (970) 930-1089 Evacuations: Please go to Garfield County website at www.Garfield-county.com Office Hours: 7am-10pm and Eagle County at www.ecemergency.org, as well as on official FaceBook accounts. Email: [email protected] Road Closures: I-70 continues to be closed between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum, with no estimated time for reopening. Forest Service Road 400, Eagle-Thomasville Road, is closed due to excessive traffic and accidents resulting from drivers attempting to use this primarily dirt road as an alternate to the I-70 closure. Cottonwood Pass Road in Garfield and Eagle counties. Coffee Pot Road, Transfer Trail and Clinetop Mesa roads and areas of the Flattops accessed by those roads are also closed, as well as many surrounding White River National Forest and BLM roads. For more information regarding road closures: www.cotrip.org Area Closures: BLM recreation sites and boat ramps on the southern portion of the Colorado River Road (RD 301) near Dotsero, Colorado. Specifically, Cottonwood Landing boat ramp, Lyons campground and boat ramp, and Dotsero boat ramp. Fire Restrictions: Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in place for all jurisdictions. https://colorado.gov/pacific/dfpc/fire-restriction- information A temporary flight restriction is in place over the fire area. If you fly, we can’t http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/ .